Faucet



Jan. 25, 1927.

- B. H. MODUFFIE FAUCET original'med March 10, 1925 WITNESSES A JMMM Patented Jan. 25, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN n. MeDUEFIE, or naooxrirn, new YORK, ASSIGNQR or annual? T0 mum. museum, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FAUCET.

Application filed March 10, 1925, Serial No. 14,498, Renewed August 1?, 1926.

This invention relates to faucets and pertains more particularly to the class of fancets of the character disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 1,502,147, granted to me July 22, 1924. The faucet disclosed in the said patent while being satisfactory for controlling and regulating the flows of different kinds of liquids, is susceptible to further improven'ient by the incorporation therein of certain features which will render the faucet more sanitary in that certain parts may be readily disassembled and reassembled.

It is, therefore the prime object of the present invention to improve faucets of the character mentioned, by providing means for facilitating the disassemblage and reas- Sl1 1bltg8 of parts of the faucet.

Another object of the invention is to provide for use in a faucet, a novel form of valve member by virtue of whose construction it may be readily removed from the faucet.

Another object of the invention is to provide for use in conjunction with a valve member or valve members, a novel form of manipulator which may be readily detached.

With the foregoing, other objects ofthe invention will appear from the embodiment of the invention, which, by way of example, is described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of a faucet embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a plan View of the manipulator used in conjunction with the valve members of the faucet.

Inasmuch as the features of construction of the casing of the faucet have been shown and described in the aforementioned patent, a detailed description will be omitted. The present invention, however, has a casing 10 provided with an inlet 11, an inlet 12, and an outlet 13.

Valve means is also employed and is somewhat similar to the valve means employed in the faucet of the mentioned patent. The valve means in the present instance includes passages 14 and 15 which communicate, respectively, with the inlets 11 and 12 and the outlet 13. A seat 16 surrounds one end of the passage 14, and a seat 17 surrounds one end of the passage 15. In order to control the flows, respectively through the passages 14 and 15, there are provided valve members 18 and 19, and a manipulator 20 which operates in conjunction with said valve members to raise and lower the same into and out of engagement with their respective seats. The valve members 18 and 19 are identical in construction and each consists of a globular portion 21, and a stem 22 reduced to provide spaced shoulders 23 and 24; the shoulder 24, in fact, being embodied by a globular extremity on the end of the stem opposite to that having the portion 21. The manipulator 20, in the present instance, comprises a plurality of members 25, a member 26, and a plurality of members 27, each of the last of which has its extremity bifurcated to provide furcations 28.- The central portion 29 of the manipulator carries the several members in a manner so that the members 25 will be in substantially transverse alinement, the member 26 will be disposed substantially at a right angle to the members 25, and the members 27 will be disposed in spaced relationship and will extend in the plane of the member 26. The furcations 28 are curved downwardly for a reason to be explained. The member 26 has a hole 30 extending through the free end thereof. In order that the manipulator 20 may be mounted for movement, there is provided an arm 31 formed with or otherwise attached to the casing 10, the said arm having a recess 32 and a screw threaded hole 33. A thumb screw 34 is employed for detachably connecting the member 26 to the arm 31, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3, the plain portion of the screw extending into the hole 30 in the member 26, and the screwthreaded portion being screwed into the screw-threaded hole 33. The wall 35 of the be disposed so as to bring its extremity into the recess 32 for the application of the screw 3ft, the members 27 being disposed, respectively, in the openings 36. It will now be understood that the manipulator 20 will be allowed to have pivotal movement, and by bringing a vessel, such as a glass or cup, in contact with the members and imparting an upward movement to the vessel, the valve members 18 and 19 will be moved upwardly permitting the flows of liquids through the passages 14 and 15 into the vessel. When the vvessel is removed from engagement with the members 25, the manipulator 20 and the valve members 18 and 19 will gravitate and be properly seated to cut off the flows, as will be understood. From the foregoing it will be apparent that the manipulator 20 and the valve members 18 and 19 may be readily separated or disassembled to permit them to be thoroughly cleaned, after which the said parts may again be readily put in coacting relationship for carrying out the functions mentioned.

It is to be understood that while a faucet is shown in which two valve members are employed in conjunction with a manipulator, the right is reserved toincorporate the features of the present invention in a faucet in which only one valve member will be employed.

What is claimed is:

1. A faucet comprisinga casing having inlets and an outlet which communicate with each other, and valve means for controlling passages respectively between said inlets and outlet, said valve means comprising seats, gravitative members which coact with said seats respectively, and a manipulator operable to actuate said gravitative members, said manipulator being detachably associated with said gravitative members and detachably connected with said casing and detachable from said casing without manipulation of said gravitative members.

2. A faucet comprising a casing navlng an inlet and anoutlet which communicate with each other by a passage, and valve means for controlling said passage, said valve means comprising a seat, a gravitative member which coacts with said seat, said gravitative member having spaced shoulders, and a manipulator, said manipulator having curved portions disposed between said shoulders and being detachably and movably connected to said casing so that upon movement of the manipulator up wardly said gravitative member will be moved upwardly to allow a flow from said inlet to said outlet, said gravitative member and manipulator being capable of gravitating to cause said gravitative member to seat itself on said seat to cut off the flow.

3. A faucet comprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet which communicate with each other by a passage, and valve means for controlling said passage, said valve means comprising a seat, a gravitative member which coacts with said seat, said gravitative member having spaced shoulders, and a manipulator, said manipulator having downwardly curve-d portions disposed between said shoulders and being detachably and movably connected to said casing so that upon movement of the manipulator upwardly said gravitative member will be moved upwardly to allow a flow from said inlet to said outlet, said gravitative member and manipulator being capable of gravitating to cause said gravitative member to seat itself on said seat to cut oil the flow. I

4:. For use with a plurality of valve members, a manipulator comprising a plurality of lllQllllJQl'S, one of said members having a hole therethrough, and other of said members each having a bifurcated extremity.

5. For use with a plurality of valve members, a manipulator comprising a plurality of members, certain of said members being disposed substantially at a right angle with respect to certain other of said men'ibers, one of said members having a hole through the extremity thereof, and other of said members each having a bifurcated extremity.

BENJAMIN H. MGDUFFIE. 

